Florida Intellectual Property Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Tajmir Wyles </h2> </center>
Tampa, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with robbery of a postal mail carrier and receipt, possession or concealment of stolen property of the United States. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> On May 15, 2023, Tajmir Wyles, age 32, from New Jersey, robbed a postal... More...
$ (07-14-2026 - FL)<h2> <center> State of Florida v. Jordan Alexander Bustillo </h2> </center>
Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with grand theft, organized scheme to defraud and obtaining property by gaming. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Jordan Alexander Bustillo, age 20, accused for cheating people in an rigged street gambling game in downtown ... More...
$ (05-29-2026 - FL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Ronald St. Clair </h2> </center>
Fort Myers, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted tax evasion. Ronald St. Clair attempted to hide his assets from the IRS after accumulating tax debts for 2011 through 2017. In 2020, after the IRS notified St. Clair that it intended to levy his assets to collect his unpaid taxes, St. Clair sold real property he owned and transferred the proceeds into ... More...
$ (04-10-2026 - FL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jean Joseph and Janalies Camille Bingham </H2> </center>
Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Jean Joseph, also known as “Jon,” 55, of Boca Raton, and Camille Bingham, also known as Janalie Camille Joseph, 44, also of Boca Raton were accused of orchestrating a years-long real estate investment fraud scheme that raised more than $50 million from inves... More...
$ (04-01-2026 - FL)<h2> <center> State of Florida v. Briana McCarthy, Brianna Hannan, Carlotta Hawkins, Kearla Walerk Whitney Branch, and Kavon Reese </h2> </center>
Tallahassee, Florida, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants chargd with fraud. Six individuals charged with defrauding the Florida. The individuals were accused of orchestrating a scheme to process property damage claims through the Florida Division of Risk Management, allegedly defrauding the state of $1.7 million. The Florida Department of Financial Services Criminal Investigati... More...
$ (03-31-2026 - FL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Austin James McCastler, II </h2> </center>
Pensacola, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession and distribution of meth, fentanyl, marijuana and felony possession of a firearm and ammunition. Austin James McCastler, II, age 36, was arrested for distribution of methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and marijuana, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug traffickin... More...
$ (03-31-2026 - FL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Tomás Niembro Concha </h2> </center>
Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Powers Act and Wire Fraud. Tomás Niembro Concha, 64, of Miami, Florida, conspired with others to siphon money from Nodus Bank, ultimately leading to the bank’s failure in 2023. Niembro and his co-conspirators concealed from other Nodus Bank board members and execut... More...
$ (03-21-2026 - FL)United States of America v. Mario Mercier Hernandez
Tamps, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with interstate transportation of stolen property. Beginning around 2019, Mario Mercier Hernandez (61, New Port Richey) embarked on a string of thefts of avionics equipment from more than forty airports across the United States, including airports in Florida, Tennessee, New Jersey, Maryland, and South Carolina. Mercier, ... More...
$ (02-27-2026 - FL)United States of America v. Joan Manuel Estadella
Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm and possession with intent to distribute meth. An indictment in the Southern District of Florida charged Estadella with (1) possessing a Taurus 9mm pistol with serial number TLZ57339 and its ammunition as a convicted felon between November 28, 2020, and December 1, 2020, in violatio... More...
$ (02-21-2026 - FL)<H2> United States of America v. Ryan Clifford Goldberg and Kevin Martin
Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiring to obstruct, delay or affect commerce through extortion in connection with ransomware attacks occurring in 2023. Ryan Goldberg, 40, of Georgia, Kevin Martin, 36, of Texas, and another co-conspirator successfully deployed the ransomware known as ALPHV BlackCat between April 2023 and December 2023 agains... More...
$ (12-20-2025 - FL)<H2> United States of America v. Delvenia Renee Mitchell
Jacksonville, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft of government of property, over $1,000. In 2023, Delvenia Renee Mitchell, age 54, of Jacksonville, worked as a postal carrier for the United States Postal Service (USPS). Investigation by the USPS – Office of Inspector General determined that Mitchell, using her assigned USPS gas card, made multiple... More...
$ (12-19-2025 - FL)<H2> United States of America v. Bienvenido Leo Rodriguez, et al.
Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with conspiring to traffic large quantities of cocaine in and around Miami-Dade County and elsewhere in the Southern District of Florida. The eight-count superseding indictment charges the following defendants—each a resident of Miami unless otherwise indicated—with drug trafficking conspiracy and related offenses: B... More...
$ (12-19-2025 - FL)Stacy Hovan v. Metroploitan Life Insurance Company
Miami, Florida, employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a an ERISA law theory.<br> <br> Stacy Hovan sued Metropolitan Life Insurance Company ("MetLifeâ€) under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act<br> of 1974 ("ERISAâ€), challenging MetLife's termination of her long- term disability benefit.<br> <br> Hovan was employed as a commercial litigator with<br> Troutm... More...
$0 (11-20-2025 - FL)Elizabeth Koletas v. United States of America
Orlando, Florida personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Federal Tort Claims Act claim.<br> <br> On June 23, 2022, Plaintiff Elisabeth Koletas was traveling <br> through Southwest Florida International Airport. Upon arriving at <br> the security screening area, Koletas, four months pregnant, re<br> quested to undergo a pat-down instead of walking through a body <br> scanner. She e... More...
$0 (11-13-2025 - FL)United States of America v. Jody G. Wong
West Palm Beach, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with money laundering.<br> <br> 18 U.S.C. § 1957 <br> <br> (a) Whoever, in any of the circumstances set forth in subsection (d), knowingly engages or attempts to engage in a monetary transaction in criminally derived property of a value greater than $10,000 and is derived from specified unlawful activity, shall b... More...
$0 (10-29-2025 - FL)State of Florida v. Eric Reardon
Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with cheating an elderly man out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.<br> <br> Edward Fuller, a 75-year-old Army vetran was tricked into signing over title to his property to the Defendant.<br> <br> ... More...
$0 (10-20-2025 - FL)United States of America v. Oswaldo Gonzalez
Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine.<br> <br> Oswaldo Gonzalez appeals his conviction for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine while on board a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, 46 U.S.C. §§ 70503(a)(1), 70506(b)<br> <br> (a) Prohibitions.-While on boar... More...
$0 (10-21-2025 - FL)<h1> United States of America v. Tochuwku Albert Nnebocha </h1></h1>
Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with operating a transnational inheritance fraud scheme.<br> <br> Tochuwku Albert Nnebocha, 43, of Nigeria was extradited from the Republic of Poland and faces federal charges of engaging in a transnational criminal organization that operated an inheritance fraud scheme that cheated many American seniors out of their savings.... More...
$0 (09-30-2025 - FL)<h1> United States of America v. Todd Wade Powers </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jacksonville, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Fourteen-Time Convicted Felon Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison For Illegally Possessing A Firearm</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center>... More...
$0 (08-11-2025 - FL)United States of America v. Lawrence Lombardi
Tallahassee, Florida criminal represented himself without a lawyer seeking a reduction in sentencing pursuant for 8 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2).<br> <br> In 2000, a jury found Mr. Lombardi guilty of federal charges<br> related to his planting of pipe bombs that exploded on the campus<br> of the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University—a histori-<br> cally black university—in Tallaha... More...
$0 (08-08-2025 - FL)<h1> United States of America v. Island Tri Truong </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Orlando, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with concealment money laundering </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Wife Of Central Florida Methamphetamine Dealer Pleads Guilty To Laundering Hundreds Of Thousands In Drug Proceeds</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> <H/font/color="red"></b></cente... More...
$0 (08-04-2025 - FL)Alexander M. Calle v. Circle Mortgage Corporation
West Palm Beach, Florida consumer credit law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a property loan issue.<br> <br> ... More...
$0 (07-30-2025 - FL)JOSÉ RAMÓN LÓPEZ REGUEIRO v. AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC., LATAM AIRLINES GROUP, S.A.
Miami, Florida personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on Helms-Burton Act.<br> See 22 U.S.C. § 6021 et seq. Title III of the Act created a private right of action for United States nationals to sue third parties who trafficked in confiscated property. <br> <br> . For over 20 years,<br> Title III remained dormant because its right of action was sus-<br> pended... More...
$0 (07-31-2025 - FL)<h1> United States of America v. Issa Asad, Q Link Wireless LLC </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with conspiring to defraud and commit offenses against the United States </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> <br> </b>South Florida Telecom Company and its CEO Pay $128 Million and CEO is Sentenced to 5 Years for Massive Government Program Fraud</h2></center></b><... More...
$0 (07-25-2025 - FL)United States of America v. Steven George Morgan
Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking.<br> <br> A jury convicted Steven Morgan of three drug-trafficking<br> crimes after finding that he had been running cocaine from the<br> Caribbean into South Florida. On appeal, Morgan advances five<br> grounds for reversing his conviction—chief among them whether<br> either the Fourth or Fifth A... More...
$0 (07-19-2025 - FL)Joseph Heid v. Mark Rutkoski and Forrest Best
Orlando, Florida personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 use of unreasonable force in violation of the Fourth Amendment theory.<br> <br> On the evening of April 26, 2016, Heid, his wife, and their<br> roommate were drinking alcohol at their home. Heid's daughter<br> and stepson were also at the home. Around 9:00 PM, Heid and his<br> wife go... More...
$0 (07-11-2025 - FL)Gabrielle Fuentes v. TrueAccord Corp.
Tampa, Florida consumer credit lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Fair Debt Collection Act violation theory in the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, Sarasota County Court, 2025 SC 003458, which was removed to federal county by the Defendant.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) is a federal law that aims to eliminate abusive, deceptive, and unfair debt colle... More...
$1 (06-20-2025 - FL)Nikki McKay v. Halsted Financial Services, LLC
Fort Myers, Florida consumer credit lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a Fair Debt Collection Act violation theory.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) is a federal law that aims to eliminate abusive, deceptive, and unfair debt collection practices by third-party debt collectors<br> . It protects consumers from being harassed or threatened by debt collectors. ... More...
$0 (06-20-2025 - FL)Elane Vega v. Walmart Stores East, L.P., et al.
Port Charlotte, Florida personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a premises liability negligence theory.<br> <br> * * * <br> <br> Florida Premises liability law summary<br> Florida Premises Liability Law Summary:<br> 1. General Principle:<br> <br> Property owners in Florida have a legal duty to maintain their premises in a reasonably safe condition to prevent injuries to la... More...
$0 (06-20-2025 - FL)Carl M. Canevari, et aux. v. Christopher Lusby, Deborah Lusby, and Donald Lushy
Sebring, Florida civil litigation lawyers represented the parties in an easement dispute.<br> <br> This is a case involved a dispute over an easement for ingress and egress across portions of property owned by Appellants, the Lusbys. Appellees, the Canevaris, filed a three-count amended complaint seeking: Count I, declaration of an express easement; Count II, injunctive relief precluding the Lusby... More...
$0 (06-11-2025 - FL)Alexis Fernandez Hernandez v. Wal-Mart Stores East, LP
Alexis Fort Lauderdale, Florida personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff and Defendant on a premises liability negligence claims.<br> <br> In Florida, premises liability laws hold property owners responsible for injuries caused by dangerous conditions on their property, provided they knew or should have known about the hazard. To succeed in a premises liability claim, the injured party mu... More...
$0 (06-06-2025 - FL)Michael Gabor v. Remington Lodging and Hospitality, LLC, d/b/a/ One Ocean Resort and Spa, and Robert J. Henderson
Jacksonville, Florida personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a negligence theory.<br> <br> Michael Gabor was a guest at the hotel owned by the defendant, Remington. The co-defendant, Henderson, was employed by Remington as a maintenance worker at the hotel. While the trial testimony as to its cause differed greatly, a physical altercation occurred between Gabor and Henderson... More...
$0 (05-30-2025 - FL)<h1> United States of America v. Austin James McCastler II </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Pensacola, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and marijuana, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, attempted , and discharging a firearm during a violent cri... More...
$0 (04-18-2025 - FL)<h1> United States of America v. Austin James McCastler II </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Pensacola, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempted Murder Of Law Enforcement Officer </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Pensacola Man Charged In Federal Indictment For Attempted Murder Of Law Enforcement Officer </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Austin James M... More...
$0 (04-18-2025 - FL)<h1> Pierre Marquis Fowler a/k/a “Durk†United States of America v. \Pierre Marquis Fowler a/k/a “Durk†</h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Tampa, FL criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiring to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl, 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, and 500 grams or more of cocaine; possessing with the intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl, 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, and 500 grams or more of cocaine; possessing a machin... More...
$0 (04-11-2025 - FL)<h1> United States of America v. Ataire Carl Ray </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Tampa, FL criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Armed Career Criminal Convicted At Trial</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a fede... More...
$0 (01-31-2025 - FL)Carlos E. Clark v. Jacqueline Clark, et al.
Miami, Florida family law lawyers represented the parties in a divorce.<br> <br> In this intrafamily dispute, the former husband challenges a nonfinal order granting intervention and requiring him to transfer his interest in the former marital residence to his son after the trial court imposed a constructive trust over the property. On appeal, he contends the trial court misconstrued the terms of... More...
$0 (01-15-2025 - FL)State of Florida v. Calvin Tyrell Blackmon
Pensacola, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with burglary, larceny, loitering and damage to property.<br> <br> Calvin Tyrell Blackmon, 30, is charged with burglary (two counts), larceny, loitering and damage to property.<br> <br> <br> ... More...
$0 (01-06-2025 - FL)CNJ Realty Associates, LLC v. Gennadiy Yankiv and Elvira A. Yankiv
Tampa, Florida real property lawyers represented the parties in a breach of contract dispute.<br> <br> The Yankivs originally made an offer to purchase the subject property from CNJ. CNJ then made a counteroffer which included a requirement that the Yankivs obtain a loan approval for 80% of the purchase price of the property. Ultimately, the parties entered into a contract on the property. The con... More...
$0 (01-03-2025 - FL)Cindy E. Bonsignori v. Dianne C. Coulay
Clearwater, Florida family law lawyers represented the parties in a divorce.<br> <br> Ms. Bonsignori and Dianne Boulay married in 2013. Prior to Ms. Boulay's filing for dissolution of marriage in 2018, the parties owned multiple single-purpose LLCs and corporations through which they controlled different business ventures, including a spa business and the building out of which the spa operated. To... More...
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